And the cat gets a bath

Hi Natty!  How's it going?  Are you feeling good and having a good time?  I hope so.  It's Friday over here, so I had to attend the Friday prayer.  People at the prayer are more spaced apart than before, and everyone has to wear a mask.  In fact, they're going to make it mandatory to wear masks in public places.  I sure hope that it works, and brings the covid cases down to zero.  I'm sure they wouldn't want to provide evidence that masks are merely placebos.  I do agree however that a mask can diffuse a cough or sneeze.  Anyway, Lily and Bro the kittens I found abandoned by my mother's house last Ramadan came with fungus and ear mites.  I have medication for that though, and after a while the infections subsided.  Then I let Bro outside regularly to ready him for the reality of a male cat, and he got back his fungus and ear mites.  But he wasn't the one who got a bath.  The kittens gave my adult cats fungus infections, and Floofy got the worse of it being that she became a surrogate mother and nursed the kittens even though she had no milk.  Yeah, my kitty is awesomely sweet.  But the fur on her chest and legs became dark from the infection, which hasn't gone away despite the medication.  So I gave her a bath.  I don't know about you, but giving a cat a bath is one of the most exhausting chores in life to me.  I thought I could sit and scrub away, but it turned out that I had to constantly chase the cat around the bathroom while stooping over and scrubbing, and my feet are so big I kept on stubbing my toes against the walls and kicking things over.  By the time I was done, I just wanted to curl up and will myself to death.  Since Floofy's chest and legs were the parts I wanted to focus on, I didn't wash the rest of her, figuring that I wouldn't want to get it wet, what with the fungus and all.  No, that's not it.  I just didn't want to do it anymore.



I never would have thought that a baseball cap would go with a cocktail dress, but this one is a perfect match.  And Mary wears it so well.

Mary Unknown7 (along with her image and likenesses) is a trademark of Shadowplay (a registered business of Malaysia, registration number RA0021863-H), and copyrighted February 7, 2011.

Hi Natty!  What's going on?  I hope you are having tons of fun, and feeling awesome.  "So, what's up with the legal notice?" you may ask.  It is my responsibility as a servant of Allah to protect the music and Mary Unknown7.  I have to protect the woman and the person as well, so her real life appearance and identity is a secret.  I'll even masquerade as her if I have to, and I have before.  You folks have probably already met her in public somewhere.  You can't miss her.  She wears a mask.

Qur'an 20200723

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

52.  Say, "Do you see if this were from Allah, and yet you reject it?  Who is more astray than one who is in a schism, far?"

53.  Soon will We show them Our Signs in the regions, and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth.  Is it not enough that your Lord does witness all things?

Expounded 41:52-53

The stream is working properly now

Hi Natty!  How are you today, my darling?  I hope everything is going smoothly for you, and you are healthy and happy.  The good news is that the stream is working properly now.  I guess it didn't take that long for them to solve the problem, so kudos on their professionalism.  Now you folks can hear Mary Unknown7 sing again.  Glory be to Allah that Mary's voice helps people to fall asleep.  Please give thanks to Allah for God's kindness and generosity in these times of stress.

The singer at the 8:30 mark of today's Jap kids video is soooo sweet.

Update

Hi Natty!  How are you, my darling?  You are my girl, you are so beautiful, and I love you with all of my heart.  I hope you are having a splendid time and feeling well.  I'm afraid that Internet problems persist here with me.  My brother told me that the transmitter is damaged, and they will take until Sunday to repair it.  I was able to maintain Mary Unknown7's singing session on Second Life today.  The voice feed seemed to be stable, but the stream was clearly damaged.  Right now, it has become worse.  We may not be able to make any online presence at all tomorrow if the current situation continued.  It took me over 2 hours to post this little bit of news.  Please accept my apologies in advance for our not being there for you.  I know some of you folks need to sleep.  InshaAllah this interruption will not be long.  Please keep checking back, perhaps there will not be any interruption at all.

Qur'an 20200721

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

44.  Had We sent this as a Qur'an other than Arabic, they would have said, "Why are not its verses explained in detail?  What!  Not in Arabic, and an Arab?"  Say, "It is a guide and a healing to those who believe, and for those who believe not, there is deafness in their ears, and also blindness.  They are being called from a place far distant!"

Expounded 41:44

Internet problems

Hi Natty!  How are you today?  I hope all is well with you.  It's another in the office for me.  Today I had Internet problems folks, and I was not able to stream Mary Unknown7's session smoothly.  I can download adequately (I can watch YouTube OK), but my upload speed is at a crawl.  Second Life was laggy, but the voice feed seemed uninterrupted, so I guess anybody tuning into the voice feed inworld on Second Life would have enjoyed the show without any issue.  I can see other local streams working fine, so I suspect I'm the only one having this problem.  No, it's not my modem.  My service was just fine this morning.  InshaAllah, I will solve this problem before tomorrow's session.  Hopefully, I won't have to scream at anyone.